Listen to Charlotte talk about her life so far: from early aspirations to represent the City of Bristol Swimming Club in the Olympics, to life at University, the reality of work as a surf-life-guard, working with the BBC’s Anne Robinson and how she started out in politics.

Including Queen, Pink Floyd, a lesser-known poem by Bob Dylan, and from Faure to Kasabian…

To listen to Charlotte’s interview, CLICK HERE

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Bristol Community FM has been broadcasting since 2007 – and in that time has expanded enormously. It is the city’s first community radio station and is no ordinary station – it offers access to airtime, direct community involvement and training for people across Bristol.

BCfm gives the city of Bristol the choice and the voice to get involved and make a difference.

Anybody can be involved with BCfm and on an average week there are around 45 different programmes being broadcast by many different types of people. They broadcast in about nine different languages and aim to represent the whole of Bristol and Bristol life, including Bristol’s local music.

You can find out more about BCfM by clicking HERE You can hear Charlotte’s interview by clicking the link below, or find the interview, along with others, on BCfM’s podcasts.

Listen to Charlotte’s interview

Includes interview with Avon & Somerset Constabulary’s Inspector Mark Jackson.

First Tells Terror Police: Pay Us £125,000

Charlotte Leslie, Conservative Prospective MP for Bristol North West, has revealed that First Bus issued a bill of a massive £125,000 to Avon and Somerset Police for CCTV footage taken from the companies buses, used to investigate the case of Andrew Ibrahim. (See this story on the BBC News web site)

Charlotte has used the Freedom of Information Act to reveal the charges made by the city’s bus company, First. First Bus justify the charges by saying that expensive camera equipment had to be removed from their buses.

Charlotte Leslie comments

“The entire purpose of CCTV footage is to aid police in their inquiries. It seems extraordinary that requiring this footage costs the bus company, Avon and Somerset Police, and ultimately the tax-payer, so much. I am finding out whether other private firms who provided footage also issued such extortionate bills. I will be surprised if they have.

Charlotte Leslie has written to the Director of First Bus, Justin Davies, to demand an explanation for the costs. Charlotte said “It is absolutely extraordinary that the police should be asked to pay this kind of fee to protect our national security. This sort of abuse of the tax payers money must be brought to light wherever it occurs, and I will be continuing to ask questions to find out more.”